FACT’s Annual Meeting of the Membership is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the John Gillum Branch Library (2505 Steck Ave., Austin, TX). FACT’s Annual Meeting of the Membership on March 8, 2025, was adjourned for lack of a quorum and other issues to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the John Gillum Branch Library (2505 Steck […]
It’s that time of year again! ArmadilloCon’s Flash Fiction Contest is officially rebranded as the F.A.C.T. Flash Fiction Contest (F.A.C.T. being the group that brings you ArmadilloCon, the ArmadilloCon Writers’ Workshop and this Flash Fiction Contest). There’s a 1,000-word count limit in any genre of speculative fiction (Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror/Slipstream/etc.). This year’s theme word is tundra! The contest is open to any […]
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, Feb 3, at 7 PM CST to discuss The Green Man’s Heir by Juliet E. McKenna! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, Jan 20, at 7 PM CST to discuss Things Will Never Be the Same by Howard Waldrop! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, Oct 21, at 7 PM CST to discuss The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, August 5, at 7 PM CST to discuss Titan by John Varley! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, July 15, at 7 PM CST to discuss The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, July 1, at 7 PM CST to discuss Kate Wilhelm in Orbit, Volume One by Kate Wilhelm! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. To get the link (if not already on the mailing list), send an email to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Want to talk about a great read with other booklovers? The FACT SF/F Reading Group will meet on Monday, June 17, at 7 PM CST to discuss Translation State by Ann Leckie! The meeting will be held online via Zoom. The organizer will send meeting details to regular members of the Reading Group. If interested and not on the list, send an inquiry to reading at fact.org. Upcoming selections are:
Many long-term friends of F.A.C.T. and ArmadilloCon have fond memories of Howard Waldrop. A long-term Austin area resident, he was Toastmaster at ArmadilloCons 1 (1979) and 29 (2007). He was Guest of Honor at ArmadilloCon 5 (1983). He was featured on the cover of the first issue of the Austin Chronicle (1981) He was celebrated for his short fiction and received a World […]